Proposes a taxonomy of moral values to be used by researchers in developing unbiased instruments for assessing the nature of people's moral reasoning. Discusses six ways of defining "moral" and selects one as a means of illustrating the use of the proposed taxonomy in constructing such an instrument. (KO)

Advocates that health-care ethics should start with a knowledge of moral reality based on experience, with patterns of moral behavior expressed not in principles, but in models, images, stories, myths, and paradigms. Notes that this approach offers a rich potential for exchange and collaboration between ethical and communication theories. (SR)

Educational institutions in a liberal society must be rooted in a conception of justice that, if it is to respect neutrality, cannot be subservient to some particular view of "the good." Features of an educational environment that promotes civic education are discussed. (IAH)

Describes several books for junior high school students which focus on moral choices. Asserts that books with moral choices that have no clear-cut solutions will stimulate classroom discussion. (MM)

Argues that the field of rhetoric is relevant to the study of two functions of communication (transmission and influence). Asserts that the rise of communications technology has again made the study of rhetoric possible and even socially necessary. (MS)

The marked tendency of Americans to look upon the rural Midwest as the "national reservoir of values" points to the need for deeper analyses and interpretation regarding the origins of Midwest rural education, focusing on analyses which square well with the realities of the rural Midwest today. (CB)

Examines sex differences among 70 adults in the resolution of prosocial dilemmas involving self-sacrifice. Findings suggest that even when women and men make the same choices, they seem to think about and experience their choices in different ways. (MW)

Reacts to Martin's (1995) essay concerning scientism in psychotherapy. Urges placing a moratorium on the "hermeneutic retreat" advocated by Martin, and urges capitalizing on the unique strengths of both positivistic and interpretive modes of inquiry. (JPS)

Teaching children "knowing that" something is right or wrong is probably worthless. Meaningful values education--knowing how--is best done by example, by parents and educators conducting themselves morally. (SK)

Developed Measure of Moral Orientation, objective instrument that measured moral orientation of college students. Administered instrument and conducted analyses to determine its psychometric properties. Results of pilot (n=64) and field (n=366) testing with college students suggest that the Measure of Moral Orientation is psychometrically sound…

This article addresses the moral and ethical issues of mental retardation and a continuing legacy of belief in eugenics. It discusses the involuntary sterilization of Carrie Buck in 1927, support for legalized killing of subnormal infants by 47% of respondents to a Mensa survey, and implications of the Human Genome Project for the field of mental…

Presents eight operating principles for environmental trainers that provides a code of ethics for the safety of the trainees, teaching, professional development, and professional behavior. (MDH)

Investigates what makes a vigorous interaction violent and how much vigorous interaction is permissible in the schools. Suggests that the justice of punishment, or its cruelty, can be judged independently of the vigor of its interactions. (JOW)

Takes up criticisms directed at Jurgen Habermas's conception of the self or moral agency, his assumptions about the generalizability of human interests, and the supposed utopianism of his theory. Argues that in each case more charitable and attractive readings of his position are possible and desirable. (SR)

Uses Kantian logic to analyze the statement of Libertarian press theory "Truth beats falsehood in a free marketplace of ideas" as a definition, an observation, and a universal truth. Notes three corresponding moral universes, with differing ethical obligations. Discusses strengths and weaknesses of each. Cautions media ethics analysts…